Selamat Hari Kartini! Happy Kartini Day!
April 21 is the official day to remember and celebrate this Indonesian icon. My middle grade historical fiction novel Seabird imagines Kartini's early teens years 🕊️
#middlegrade#historicalfiction#kartini#indonesia
Jadi, ambu sdg mengikuti tantangan baca tahunan #the52bookclub2026, prompt 45 mengenai biographical fiction sementara prompt 46 mengenai biographical non-fictionnya.
Ambu ambil Seabird - Michelle Kadarusman u/prompt 45 dan Gelap-Terang Hidup Kartini - Tim Buku Tempo u/prompt 46
'Java, late 1800s. Beyond twelve, girls of noble birth must stay inside forever. Follows real-life campaigner Raden Adjeng Kartini who helped advance education for women.' #YA
Editor's Choice: Seabird by Michelle Kadarusman, reviewer Elizabeth Caulfield Felt
https://t.co/V5gZVNPaOk
Just one week left to enter our #WinWithWillows author visit contest to win a virtual visit with one of our fantastic Willow Award nominee authors for your school! https://t.co/gK2fsMzSbj
So fun chatting with the lovely Jenn Jordan on some of the background behind SEABIRD and MUSIC FOR TIGERS for Syosset Library's TURN THE PAGE podcast #MiddleGrade#Podcast 😊👇
https://t.co/kJcQhuxCTW
Did you know we sell stickers through our website year-round that your classroom or library can use to show off your collection of Willow Awards books? They are not dated, so if you wish to purchase for past years you can. Check here for more information! https://t.co/h5z8Ek8rwf
Berani – Malias mutige Mission: Kinderbuch über Palmöl, Regenwald und Orang-Utans https://t.co/jnIu8sEY8i
Ein bewegendes Kinderbuch ab 10 Jahren: Michelle Kadarusman erzählt von Malias Kampf gegen Palmöl, bedrohten Orang-Utans und den Konflikten zwischen Aktivismus und ...
Don't forget to get in your applications to host the next SaskEnergy Willow Awards Gala, or let us know what your school is doing with the Willow Awards this year before November 12th! Check out our website for more information: https://t.co/nAP9aKSfRX
Discover what’s next in children’s and YA literature! 👏
Join fellow school librarians, educators, and publishing professionals for a full day of author conversations, industry insights, and previews of upcoming must-read titles. https://t.co/ucpCNcbh77
It’s official! Forest of Reading is on Instagram (forestofreadingprogram) and Bluesky (forestofreading). To stay up to date on Canada’s largest recreational reading program, we’d love for you to join us there, fuelling your love for books one page at a time. 📖
#ForestofReading
Writing #picturebooks is like assembling IKEA furniture:
confusing instructions,
missing pieces,
and a deep sense of accomplishment when it's finally done. #kidlit
And inevitably, it needs a good tightening every couple of months!
#amwriting#WritingCommunity
K-12 libraries feel impact of federal funding cuts
. The cuts threaten database access, partnerships between public and school libraries, and teacher-training programs, with high-poverty and rural areas particularly at risk.
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We have a winner! 🏆
Children across the country have crowned Grounded: A Novel by @aishacs, @SajidahWrites, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, and @HudaAlMarashi as the Battle of the Books champion of the 2025 TD Summer Reading Club.